Ursula K. Le Guin (Writer)

Daedalus

"Fly too high and you will burn, go too low and you won't breathe." A 7 day vlog during the summer of 2023, a story of dreamers and drowners.

Release Date2024-07-17

Charactersd Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

Vote Count1

The Real History of Science Fiction

The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact on cinema, television and literature, with the help of filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists. Each episode will explore one of the enduring themes of science fiction: time travel; the exploration of space; robots and artificial intelligence; and aliens.

Release Date2014-04-19

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count21

Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

The extraordinary life story of science fiction and fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) who, in spite of remaining for many years on the sidelines of the mainstream literature, managed to be recognized as one of the most remarkable US writers of all time, due to the relevance of her work and her commitment to the human condition.

Release Date2018-06-11

Charactersd Self - Writer

Vote Count16

Tales from Earthsea

As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos. Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a powerful wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, search for the force behind this mysterious imbalance that threatens to destroy the land of Earthsea.

Release Date2006-07-29

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count1514

The Starlost

A huge generational colony spacecraft called The Ark has gone off-course. Many of the descendants from the original crew and colonists are unaware that they are aboard a ship.

Release Date1973-09-22

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Story

Episode Count1

Vote Count14

Legend of Earthsea

A reckless young man learns that he is destined to be the greatest sorcerer the mythical world of Earthsea has ever known. But before he can fulfill his destiny and save his world from the evil king, he must master the powers he has been given.

Release Date2004-12-13

DepartmentWriting

JobAuthor

Episode Count2

Vote Count97

Lathe of Heaven

In a near future society a man claims that his dreams physically change reality. His therapist is confused at first but soon decides to use him for his own gain.

Release Date2002-09-08

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count15

Kesh

This video was made for the re-release on LP of the cassette of "Music and Poetry of the Kesh", a soundtrack that Todd Barton and Ursula K. Le Guin made to accompany her book "Always Coming Home".

Release Date2018-04-05

DepartmentSound

JobMusic

The Lathe of Heaven

George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.

Release Date1980-01-09

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count45

The Starlost: The Beginning

Three farmers in Cypress Corners discover that farm life is not so simple. Discovering a hidden door in the earth, they break through it, discovering they are not on Earth, but in a giant Noah's Ark-like spaceship. The spaceship is made up of giant "domes" holding the various cultures of humanity. Eventually, they find the bridge, its crew dead and its computer complaining that the ship is off-course, heading into the path of a distant sun. The three farmers take it upon themselves to travel the ship, contacting the various cultures of humanity in search of somebody who can correct the course of the ship and save mankind.

Release Date1980-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

The Journey that Matters: What It Was Like

Ursula Le Guin reads an essay about her experience getting an illegal abortion in 1950 when she was a senior in college, highlighting how women’s success and happiness is predicated on bodily autonomy.

Release Date2023-09-13